Diabetic patients with foot burns.
We describe six patients with non-insulin dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and thermal foot injury admitted to the Burn Centre in Rotterdam. They were all male with a mean age of 56.8 (range 47-63) years. The median patients' delay before admission was 27 (range 1-56) days. Five patients needed amputation. Healing of the wounds took a mean period of 9.5 (range 2-27) months. In two patients healing of the wounds took more than 1 year; these two patients also had recurrent foot burns. Neurological evaluation in four patients confirmed severe polyneuropathy and severe loss of heat pain, warmth, and cold sensation.
Dijkstra
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Department of Internal Medicine, Zuiderziekenhuis and Burn Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
vd Bent
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vd Brand
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Bakker
J J
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Boxma
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Tjong Joe Wai
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Berghout
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D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged